Body of Jennifer Blackwell, 43, who died of in ‘non-suspicious’ circumstances exhumed from her grave as cops arrest a man on suspicion of murder

The murder probe was launched after a family member passed on new information to a coroner, who urged Nottinghamshire Police to review the case

By Holly Christodoulou

11th August 2017, 2:18 pm

Updated: 12th August 2017, 3:38 pm

THE body of a mum who died from than three months ago has been exhumed because police now believe she may have been murdered.

Jennifer Blackwell's death on April 28 was ruled as "non-suspicious" and she was buried in June.

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Jennifer Blackwell's body was exhumed after police received new information

But the 43-year-old's body was exhumed from a Nottinghamshire cemetery yesterday after police received new information.

A 38-year-old man, who was "known to her", was arrested on suspicion of murder shortly afterwards and is currently in custody.

The murder probe was launched after a family member passed on new information to a coroner, who urged Nottinghamshire Police to review the case.

Speaking at a press conference, Detective Superintendent Rob Griffin said: "We, the police, have been to exhume Jennifer so that we restart an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.

"It would be wrong to talk about the information that has come to light.

"What I can say is that from some information that we received after the funeral it caused us, the police, in conjunction with the coroner to conduct further enquiries into the circumstances.

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